White in color, slightly creamy, bridge and grounding wire installed, as well as Dunlop straplok buttons

5 lbs, 13 oz with bridge and strap buttons installed

Shielded with copper foil - pickup routes are same width as is typical for the older MIM"s

drilled for a one piece pickguard/control plate. Original is long gone but a decent Chandler replacement is included. Screw holes lie up, but as pictures show control and pickup holes are a little rough. If I was keeping it I'd probably drill a few extra holes and install the separate metal control plate and pickguard.

knobs also included, but there are two tone and one volume.

I'll also throw in the miss mosh of pick guard screws, as well as the pots and jack that were when I bought this. The electronics are semi-wired (pretty ugly soldering job - not my fault!) Alpha 250K pots and a decent switchcraft jack. Will need a little TLC but they work.

Original MIM tuners included as well as original nut (which is in good shape but not pictured)

2.5 inches at neck pocket, 1.5 inches at nut

First few frets have slight wear, but it plays fine. Fret ends could use a little filing, but not that bad. Didn't bother me when I had it installed.

gloss finish on back of neck was knocked down a little to more of a satin finish

Previous owner drilled a couple of tiny holes in the front of the headstock for another string retainer

Full disclosure - the joint between the neck and skunk stripe can be felt. The skunk stripe is flush with the rest of the neck, but you can feel the line in the finish where they meet. Neck set up just fine when I had it installed, and I assume that since it's 20 years old any issues would have surfaced by now.

Looking at my description, I probably made the neck sound a little worse than it is. The issue with the skunk stripe is purely in the finish - just a little separation. I've had other Fender's where the stripe is actually pulling away from the rest of the neck. That isn't the case here.

Hey Tom,
Thanks for the response. I was hoping to see some shots of the tip of the headstock since that is where most neck dings are. I understand that you might not be able to get those shots, so a description of the condition of the top of the headstock would be fine in lieu of pics. Thanks!

Hey Tom,
Thanks for the response. I was hoping to see some shots of the tip of the headstock since that is where most neck dings are. I understand that you might not be able to get those shots, so a description of the condition of the top of the headstock would be fine in lieu of pics. Thanks!

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I can get fresh pics at lunchtime (in a couple hours). The end of the headstock is pretty clean if I remember correctly, but the pictures will tell the story better.